JACKIE CLUNE – Extreme Motherhood: The Triplet Diaries

Aged 39, Jackie and her partner Richard find that, far from adding to their exisiting family (him, twins, them, a one-year-old) they are going to swamp it with triplets. There follows a warts and all, but extremely down to earth and funny, diary of the pregnancy and first year or so of their lives. Lots of excruciating detail but always for a reason and brought around humourously, this was really compelling reading. As Clune is a comedian and writer, the book is well written as well as fascinating, and this really does make it hard to put down.